7 June 2023
In recognition of Janet Thornton’s retirement, we look back at some of her biggest accomplishments shaping the field of bioinformatics.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES
2023
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15 May 2023
In recognition of Janet Thornton’s retirement, we look back at some of her biggest accomplishments in shaping the field of bioinformatics.
EMBLetc
17 May 2022
Janet Thornton, the inaugural winner of the FEBS Journal Open Science Award, explains the importance and impact of open science.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES
2022
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22 July 2021
A discussion of the applications that AlphaFold DB may enable and the possible impact of the resource on science and society.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2021
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8 April 2021
Researchers have used human medical and genetic data from UK Biobank to investigate the genetics of age-related diseases
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2021
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18 February 2021
Professor Dame Janet Thornton discusses work–life balance, the support she has received during her career, and how organisations can help staff during the COVID-19 pandemic
LAB MATTERS
4 December 2020
How artificial intelligence can help us solve the mysteries of the protein universe
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2020
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15 August 2019
Understanding how ageing works at a molecular level
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2019
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30 June 2015
Staff gather to celebrate Janet Thorton's 14 years as Director of EMBL-EBI.
LAB MATTERS
8 July 2014
EMBL-EBI’s anniversary celebration: blue skies thinking, Robin Ince and a biology-themed cake
LAB MATTERS
5 December 2011
The European Molecular Biology Laboratory’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) warmly welcome today’s announcement from the UK Government of a £75 million commitment from the Department for Business, Innovation…
LAB MATTERS
14 September 2011
Today marks an important step for ELIXIR, Europe’s emerging research infrastructure for life-science information, as five countries plus the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to catalyse the implementation and construction of ELIXIR. The…
LAB MATTERS
9 February 2011
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) welcome news that funding has been earmarked from the UK’s Large Facilities Capital Fund for ELIXIR – the European Life-science…
LAB MATTERS
8 April 2010
Just like members of an orchestra are active at different times although playing the same piece of music, every cell in our body contains the same genetic sequence but expresses this differently to give rise to cells and tissues with specialised properties. By integrating gene expression data from…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2010
sciencescience-technology
18 January 2010
ChEMBLdb, a vast online database of information on the properties and activities of drugs and drug-like small molecules and their targets, launches today with information on over half a million compounds. The data lie at the heart of translating information from the human genome into successful new…
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
2010
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25 August 2009
BBSRC has awarded funding to the European Molecular Biology Laboratory’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), based at Hinxton near Cambridge, to permit a dramatic increase in the institute’s data storage and handling capacity. The funding is the first step in developing the existing…
LAB MATTERS